Yuki–Wappo Languages


Yuki–Wappo Languages

 

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Huchnom Indians

The Huchnom belonged to the Yukian linguistic stock, though resembling the Porno somewhat more closely in culture.

Wappo Indians

The Wappo language constituted a very divergent form of speech of the Yukian linguistic family.

Yuki Indians

The Coast Yuki Indians believe themselves to be an offshoot from the Huchnom but linguistic examination seems to place them near the Yuki.

Yuki, Coast; or Ukhotno’m. (See Yuki.) The second name is applied to them by the interior Yuki, signifying “ocean people.”